Covered in '80s

In this ongoing series, we highlight 80’s cover tunes or ‘80s songs that have been covered by other artists. Sometimes it’s a win-win: an 80’s song covered by another 80’s artist! Which version is your favorite?

In 1981, rock band Spider released an album called "Between The Lines" that contained two songs that would climb much higher on the charts later in the decade when covered by other artists starting their solo careers. While I am sure the members of Spider appreciate that their songs eventually became hits for others later on, it was a day late and a dollar short for this band - they split up in 1984 after releasing only two albums.

The Spider song "Better Be Good To Me" was a huge hit for Tina Turner, lifted from her debut solo record, "Private Dancer". She took the song all the way to #5 on the Billboard charts and won a Grammy for it as well.



And now the version we're all familiar with by Tina Turner:

The other tune covered from "Between The Lines" was called "Change", appearing on John Waite's first solo record,  1982's "Ignition". The single fizzled but resurfaced in 1985 on the "Vision Quest" soundtrack, this time going to #50 on the charts.

And now the John Waite version: